Westhausen (near Hildburghausen)

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Westhausen (in the Heldburger Land)
Westhausen (near Hildburghausen)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′  N , 10 ° 40 ′  E

Basic data
State : Thuringia
County : Hildburghausen
Management Community : Heldburger Unterland
Height : 349 m above sea level NHN
Area : 15.43 km 2
Residents: 703 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 46 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 98663
Area code : 036875
License plate : HBN
Community key : 16 0 69 056
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Pfarrgasse 3
98663 Westhausen
Website : www.heldburg.de
Mayor : Ulf Neundorf (independent)
Location of the community Westhausen (in the Heldburger Land) in the district of Hildburghausen
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Westhausen is a municipality in the Heldburger Land in the Hildburghausen district in the Franconian south of the Free State of Thuringia . It belongs to the administrative community Heldburger Unterland . The administrative seat is in the city of Heldburg . The district of Haubinda belongs to the municipality .

geography

Geographical location

Westhausen is 330 m above sea level in a wide and flat valley created by nature with a hilly landscape. On the outskirts, three source streams unite to form Westhäuser Kreck .

Community structure

The municipality of Westhausen consists of the districts Westhausen and Haubinda, a former manor.

climate

The climate of the area is mild. In the north the Thuringian Forest and in the west the Rhön protect against cold north winds.

history

The community of Westhausen, a Franconian cluster village , was first mentioned in 776 at the time of Charlemagne . This makes it the oldest municipality in the Heldburger Land and in the Hildburghausen district. The district of Haubinda was first mentioned in 1317 as hay winds. The churchyard was once provided with gaden (also called kemenaten) and a double wall and served to protect the residents when they had to retreat to the churchyard in times of crisis.

Population development

1994 to 2000

  • 1994: 627
  • 1995: 633
  • 1996: 645
  • 1997: 638
  • 1998: 609
  • 1999: 605
  • 2000: 614

2001 to 2007

  • 2001: 611
  • 2002: 596
  • 2003: 588
  • 2004: 595
  • 2005: 592
  • 2006: 582
  • 2007: 602

2008 to 2014

  • 2008: 613
  • 2009: 611
  • 2010: 602
  • 2011: 722
  • 2012: 722
  • 2013: 714
  • 2014: 706

2015 to 2021

  • 2015: 709
  • 2016: 719
  • 2017: 711
  • 2018: 709
  • 2019: 703
  • 2020:
  • 2021:
Data source from 1994: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Mayor is Ulf Neundorf.

Municipal council

The local council in Westhausen consists of eight council members:

(As of: local elections on May 25, 2014)

education

Westhausen Kindergarten, 1976

In the district of Haubinda there is the Hermann-Lietz-Schule , founded in 1901 by the reform pedagogue Lietz and named after him , a reform-pedagogical rural education home with a primary and a regular as well as a technical college . Courses for secondary school leaving certificate, qualifying secondary school leaving certificate, secondary school leaving certificate and advanced technical college certificate are offered.

Culture and sights

Choirs and bands

In Westhausen the choral society exist rest of 1908 and the brass band Westhausen.

societies

The sports club SV 08 Westhausen with its football, table tennis and Nordic walking departments is available for exercise. The small animal breeding association Westhausen und Umgebung eV was founded in 1972. The Aero-Club Südthüringen from 1998 is based in Westhausen.

Buildings

The Evangelical Church of St. Kilian was built in 1466 in the late Gothic style. The old school building in Westhausen dates from 1895. The school building of the Hermann Lietz School in Haubinda was built around 1900.

Regular events

The fair takes place annually in June, the Backhausfest in August.

Natural monuments

  • Crooked oak with a chest height of 6.05 m (2016).

  • Westhausen from the south

  • Westhausen reservoir

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 274.
  3. ^ Entry in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017

literature

  • Reinhold Albert : Chronicle of Westhausen and its district Haubinda. Frankenschwelle publishing house, Hildburghausen 2001, ISBN 3-86180-117-5 .
  • Max-Rainer Uhrig: The Heldburger Land. In: Frankenland, magazine for Franconian regional studies and culture. Issue 6, Würzburg, June 1990. Available online on the Würzburg University Library website at: http://frankenland.franconica.uni-wuerzburg.de/login/data/1990_137.pdf#view=FitBV
  • Westhausen, the oldest settlement in the Heldburger Land see: Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land - a historical travel guide. Rockstuhl Publishing House, Bad Langensalza 2013, ISBN 978-3-86777-349-2 .
  • Hans Löhner: The little train from Hildburghausen to Lindenau-Friedrichshall, Verlag Michael Resch, Neustadt bei Coburg 2000, ISBN 3-9805967-5-3
  • P. Lehfeld: Architectural and Art Monuments of Thuringia, Booklet XXXI, Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen, District Court Districts Heldburg and Römhild, 1904, reprint, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, ISBN 978-3-86777-378-2

Web links

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